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WellBeing International WBI Studies Repository 7-1982 Shelter Sense Volume 05, Number 06 Follow this and additional works at: https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/shesen Recommended Citation "Shelter Sense Volume 05, Number 06" (1982). ShelterSense 1978-92. 36. https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/shesen/36 This material is brought to you for free and open access by WellBeing International. It has been accepted for inclusion by an authorized administrator of the WBI Studies Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. / More cats than dogs are getti.ng rabies because cats are in more frequent contact with wildlife. Rabies update nimal rabies nationwide appears to be leveling off, according to Dr. Greg Parham of the federal Centers for Disease Control inA Atlanta, GA, although some local trouble spots will continue to have record numbers of cases. There were about 6000 cases of rabies in animals in the US in 1980 and more than 7000 in 1981. Parham believes the 1982 total will drop back to 6000--a high enough number but nevertheless a decrease. One of the local trouble spots includes northern Virginia, western Maryland and southern Pennsylvania. Fairfax County, VA, has declared a rabies epidemic, and all high risk animals (raccoon, fox, skunk, bat and woodchuck) received by the Department of Animal Control are being destroyed rather than relocated in the wild as usual. These animals are being tested for rabies, and about 10% are infected. The county is also holding rabies clinics for pet animal vaccination. Health officials believe the epidemic may continue through the summer. Continued on next page Materials n attractive poster-calendar beginning with the opening of In Loudoun County, VA, health officials spent several days locating school in September is available from Fairfax County Animal a young couple who had been exposed to a puppy that later died of Control,A 4500 West Ox Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030. ']Jle calendar is rabies. The couple had played with the puppy on an outing at a \7 inches by 22 inches. It is printed on heavy paper and can riding stable. County officials report that this is the first be colored. rabid dog in northern Virginia since 1965. The calendar gives animal angles on the major holidays, plus In 1980, seven rabid raccoons were reported in northern Virginia; Citizenship Day in September, Fire Prevention Week in October in 1981, 102 were reported. Dr. Parham believes the 1982 figure and other national events. The calendar runs through August ANIMAL CONTROL DEPT. may well exceed 102. Maryland and Pennsylvania, which normally 1983, although the emphasis is on events during the school year. see rabies only in bats, now both report cases in raccoons and Fairfax education director Janet Sasser says the calendar will be other animals. In Maryland, six rabid raccoons were found in ready to mail by the end of August. For your copy, send 50¢ to 1981; by May of this year, 15 had been reported. • Janet's attention at the address above. Parham reports that some locations in New York state are reporting record numbers of rabies cases in foxes, and Iowa has reported a substantial increase in the number of rabid cats. (1981 was the All Star Screen Printing will produce arm patches, T-shirts, first year in which cat cases outnumbered dog cases in the US.) bumper stickers and other items--they can use your artwork or North-Central Lake County, FL, has been placed under rabies produce. artwork for you for an additional charge. For a price quarantine after two people were attacked by diseased foxes, list and other information, contact Jim Lang, All Star Screen according to the Miami Herald. State public health official Dr. Printing, 4418 Stephens, Bloomington, IN 47401, tel. (812) 332- CITY OF 4057. (Jim is Director of Bloomington, IN, Animal Control and Oscar Sussman told SHELTER SENSE that animal rabies in Florida is "not staggering but increasing each year." The state has issued BLOOMINGTON produced the shirt patch shown in the margin for his agency's press releases urging people to get pets vaccinated and leave wild officers.) animals alone. Parham says there is evidence that rabies is cyclical, although Materials for humane Humane Education is the quarterly magazine published by the local epidemics and the differences between animal species make education from NAAHE, National Association for the Advancement of Humane Education. this difficult for researchers to pin down. HSUS educational NAAHE memberships (which include the magazine subscription) are For animal agencies, continued attention to rabies control is division. Order all $10 per year for individuals and $25 per year for organizations. items from HSUS, HE includes articles, suggested materials, artwork for necessary. Urge pet owners in your community to have their , animals vaccinated. In a rabies emergency, health authorities 2100 L St. NW, reproduction, meeting announcements and news items. A free could order that unvaccinated pets be destroyed--a vaccination Washington, DC 20037. sample copy is available. protects pets not only from the disease itself but also from People & Animals: A Humane Education Curriculum Guide is a set possible destruction should there be a rabies epidemic in the of four books in a three-ring binder. Each book gives specific area. Urge that pet cats be vaccinated since they are often in suggestions for teaching projects for different grade levels: contact with wildlife-.-- Level A--Preschool and kindergarten, Level B--lst and 2nd grades, Warn people against handling or adopting wild animals. Finally, Level C--3rd and 4th grades, Level D--5th and 6th grades. Each pay particular attention to teaching children about safety with book costs $7; the entire set and binder is $25. (NAAHE members animals. ['.] get a 10% discount.) This guide is the product of three years of i research and field testing by NAAHE staff, professional educators and humane agency representatives throughout the US and Canada. "Humane Education--Planning and Evaluation" is a cassette tape of a talk by NAAHE Director Kathy Savesky, delivered at a symposium cosponsored by NAAHE and the Western Humane Educators Association. The cost is $5. SHELTER SENSE is published by The National Humane Education Sharing Sam is a pattern kit for you to use in making a flannel Center, a division of The Humane Society of the United States, 2100 L board presentation for children. The kit includes a script about Photo credits: St., NW, Washington, DC 20037, (202) 452-1100. proper pet care and responsible pet ownership. The kit is $4 Victor Scruby, cover; ($2 for NAAHE members). HSUS/Zoss, page 2; Subscription rates: HSUS/Dommers, page 8; ten issues-$5.00 (US currency) "Patches" is a two-part sound filmstrip program on pet owner NAAHE, pages 10, 11. additional subscriptions to the same address-$4.00 each (US) responsibility for primary students. Part I is "A Dog's Best Friend;" Part II is "Patches Gets Lost." Each strip is six minutes long. The set of two is $25 ($20 for NAAHE members). HSUS Director of Animal Sheltering and Control ....... Phyllis Wright Editor, SHELTER SENSE ..................... Susan Bury Stauffer Editorial Assistant ..............................Janet D. Frake Did you receive your copy of the Community Relations Manual For Your Shelter? The Pets Are Wonderful Council still has copies of Continued on next page © 1982, �he Humane Society of the United States, all rights reserved. JUL-AUG '88/SBEL�l!lB Sl!ll\TSl!l/3 this free manual available--it gives suggestions for public Itiems... lems relations programs and includes case histories of successful T�i ���; t���i�i .i1:;�!;?;e;�!���r'1n,,:�_4�i:i4����� ·· �e�� efforts. The manual also offers sources of materials to order. Chicag,;-.·--- T11.is workshop-ls your opportunity to get updated If you haven't gotten your manual yet, write PAW at 500 N. information on shelter management, spay-neuter programs, cruelty Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611 or call (312) 836-7145. They'll r investigation and other topics. Speakers will include HS!,JS send you a copy and add you to their mailing list to receive more President_ John A._ H�y�__ _<!_I!d_Dr� Michael I::2.!. of HSUS's Institute materials in the future. for the Study of Animal Problems. (Dr. Fox will open the workshop with a special program the evening of September 16.) For your Next October will be the second annual "Adopt-A-Dog" Month, copy of the program and a registration form, write HSUS Great declared by Doglovers Farm and American Humane Association. Your Lakes Regional Office at 725 Haskins St., Bowling Green, OH 43402. shelter can get a supply of free adoption kits, including dog Academy completes The Animal Control Academy has completed another successful training booklets, adoption certificates and other items, and a session; next session session on the road, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. free publicity kit by sending a request to "Adopt-A-Dog" Month, scheduled for The cosponsoring organization was the Humane Society of Huron Daniel J. Edelman, Inc., 221 N. LaSalle, Chicago, IL 60601. [, September. Valley. Thirty-one students attended the two-week Animal Control (Daniel J. Edelman, Inc., is the advertising agency representing Certification program, and the average final grade set a record Jerky Treats dog snacks--they also conduct "Adopt-A-Cat" Month ! for the Academy--91.8 out of a possible 100. each June for 9-Lives and AHA.) Thirty students attended the Euthanasia Technician program. Although many of them already had experience with animal The Communicator's Catalog from Kodak lists 260 publications and euthanasia, they came because of the Academy's reputation for visual programs that Kodak makes available to help people produce helping euthanasia technicians cope with the emotional side of more professional slide shows.